Grain-shocker.



E. BUDINGER.

GRAIN SHOCKER.

APPLICATION men SEPT. 23. ms.

1,232,652- Patented July 10, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l- E. BUDiNGER.

GRAIN SHOCKER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23. 1916.

1,232,652. Patented July 10, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

bundles within the shock ELMER BUDINGER, NORTI-IVILLE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

GRAIN-SHOCKER.

Application filed September 23, 1916.

" cally returning the former to its normal bundle receiving position after the discharge of the shock.

It is another important object of the in vention to provide means for retaining the former in the movement of the latter to its discharge position.

The invention has for another important object to provide means yieldably permitting of a verticalbodily movement of the shock former as it approaches its discharging position so as to exert a compressing action upon the bundles constituting the shock.

The invention has for a further general object to provide a shock former for use in connection with the ordinary grain binder which may be cheaply manufactured, is re liable and efficient in its operation and strong and durable in construction.

With the above and other objects in view,

my invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a grain shocker constructed in accordance with the preferred embodiment of my invention, the shock former being shown in its normal position;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the shock former in its discharging position and also illustrating in dotted lines an intermediate position of the former in the return of the same to its bundle receiving position.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view; and

Fig. 4: is an enlarged detail sectiontaken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Referring in detail to the drawings 10 designates a substantially rectangularframe consisting of the side beanis 11 connected at Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 10, 1917.

Serial No. 121,837.

their rear ends by means of a transversely arched vertically extending cross beam 12. Upon a suitable supporting structure 13 fixed to the forward ends of the longitudinal beams 11, a platform 14: is mounted. One side of the frame 10 is connected to and supported by the binder (not shown), by means of the spaced arms indicated at 15, or anyother suitable means to be detachably connected to the binder frame. The grain is of course placed upon the platform 14-, by means of the usual elevator or carrier provided upon the binder.

To each of the longitudinal frame beams 11, spaced upwardly extending rods or standards 16 are fixed at their lower ends, and upon these spaced standards the opposite ends of the bearings 17 are slidably engaged. Coil springs 18 are arranged upon the standards 16 and bear at their lower ends upon the bearings 17 to force the same downwardly and normally hold said bearings yielclingly on the frame beams 11. The upper ends of these springs are engaged with the intermediate horizontal portion of a bar 19 in which the upper ends of the standards 16 are fixed. The end portions of the bar 19 are obliquely inclined in relatively opposite directions and bolted or otherwise securely fixed at their extremities to the frame beam 11.

The shock former indicated. by the numeral. 20 is of frusto-conical form and disposed between the side beams 11 of the frame. The large end of the former is open while the smaller end is preferably closed. A metal band 21 is riveted or otherwise securely fixed to the former 20 which is preferably constructed of sheet metal at a point in spaced relation to the smaller end of the former. This band is provided at diametrically opposite points with the stub shafts 22, and a bar 23 extends longitudinally from each of these stub shafts and is fixed at its forward end to the larger end of the former 20. These stub shafts 22 are journaled in. the vertically movable bearings 17. Tt is to be particularly noted that the axis of rotation of the shock former is located at a point adjacent the smaller end thereof.

For the purpose of normally holding the shock former 20 in its bundle receiving position, as seen in Fig. 1 of the drawing, I

of the machine frame. To one of the longitudinal bars 23 a keeper 26 is securely fixed, said keeper having a notch 27 to receive the inner end of the latch bolt 2%. Thisbolt is normally held in projected position in lockingengagement with the keeper by means of a coil spring 28 arranged upon said bolt within the guide block Upon the frame beam 11, a bell crank lever 29 is fulcrumed, one arm of said lever having a slot and pin connection with the outer end'of the bolt 24. A suitable actuating rod 30 is connected to the other arm of the bell crank lever and extends to a suitable foot pedal or hand lever located adjacent to'the drivers (not shown). Thus it will be seen that the latch bolt 2% may be readily retracted from engagement with the keeper 26 and the shock former released for rotation to its discharging position.

A metalstrap 31 is extended longitudinally along one side of the shock former 20 and securely riveted thereto, one terminal of said" strap at the open end of the shock former being provided with a single obliquely disposed prong or tooth 32. The strap 81 is extended beyond the smaller end of the former and arcuately curved and then longitudinally extended upon the opposite side of the former with respect to the fixed end portion of said strap, and has its other end securely fixed to the wider end of the shock former and provided with a second obliquely disposed terminal prong or tooth 99 no at a point in diametrically opposed rela tion tothe prong 32. The curved portion at of the strap 27 which extends in spaced relation to one side of the former and around the smaller end thereof is provided upon its outer face with a plurality of equi-distantly spaced teeth 35 for a purpose to be presently explained, and this spaced portion of the metal strap 27 is securely braced by means of the bar 36, the intermediate portion of which is riveted to said strap and the endsthereof bolted or otherwise fixed to the smaller endof the shock former.

; To the rear upper end of the supporting structure 13 for the platform 14, a. pair of spaced sheet metal aprons or guides 37 are pivotally connected at their upper ends, sai d aprons being longitudinally curved and extending downward between the longitudinal'bars 11 of the frame. The lower free ends of these sheet metal aprons are normally held yieldingly in engagement with. thelower edge of the shock former atits larger end by means of leaf springs 38 which are suitably fixed at one of their ends to supporting structure 18 and extend'longitudinally in bearing engagement upon the respective aprons 37.

' In the ope'rationof my improved shock "former,- it will be understood that the grain bundles are fed into theopen end of .the'

now cause the former 20 to rotate to the L position seen in full lines in Fig. 2, the large open end of the former being disposed. slightly above the ground surface. In this movement of the shock former, the-bundles are retained therein by means of thefspring pressed apron plates 37. As soon as the former starts to tilt, the bundles in the lower portion thereof will move below the lower ends of the plates 37 and strike the ground, said plates preventing a simultaneous outward movement of the bundlesin the upper portion of the fornierso that the major portions of the bundles will be disposed within the former during its turning movement from the position seenin Fig. 1 to the position shown in Fig. 2. The prongs or teeth 32 and 33 engage the groundsurface, and the projecting ends of the bundles bearing upon the ground surface act by their pressure against the smaller closed end of the former to lift or force the formerup- .wardly against the action ofthe springs 18. Thus the bundles constituting the shock will be compactly pressed together. In the continued forward movement of the machine, as indicated by the arrowin Fig. 2, the-rotation of the" shock former continues and the longitudinally curved portion of the strap 27 engages uponthe ground surface, the teeth 35 having gripping contact therewith so that the rotation of the shock former and its return to its normal-position is positively assured. The heavy butt ends of the tomove by gravity to. itsbundlereceiving. position. The latch bolt 24L is thenreleased so that it is returned to latching position in engagement with the keeper- 26 by means of the spring 28.

rom' the foregoing'description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction; ,mannen-of operation and several advantages of my invention will 'beoclearly and fully understood. The mechanism which I have provided for the purpose of shocking and dumping the grain, is exceedingly simple and reliable and efficient in operation. The device is of course designed for use only When it is not desired to tie the shocks, but simply to set the bundles up into solid shocks deposited intermittently in the travel of the binder over the field. As the several cooperating elements of the invention are of simple form, it will he appreciated that the mechanism a Whole will be very durable and not liable to get out of order.

While I have shown and described. the preferred construction and arrangement of the several parts, it is to be understood that the device is susceptible of considerable modification therein and I, therefore, reserve the privilege of adopting all such legitimate changes as may be fairly embodied Within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

I claim:

1. In a grain. shocker, a supporting frame, a shock former rotatably mounted in the frame for movement in a vertical plane, a releasable latch device normally retaining the former in its bundle receiving position, and a longitudinally curved toothed bar mounted upon the shock former in spaced relation thereto for engagement With the ground surface to continue the rotation of the former after the discharge of the shock and return the shock former to its bundle receiving position.

2. In a grain shocker, a supporting frame,

a rotatably mounted shock former mounted in the frame, means yieldingly permitting the vertical bodily movement of the former, a releasable latch device to hold the former in its bundle receiving position, said former moving by gravity to its shock discharging position, the engagement of the shock With the ground surface tending to force the former vertically upward in the frame whereby the bundles are compressed, and means for continuing the rotation of the former after the discharge of the shock to return the shock former to its bundle receiving position.

3. In a grain shocker, a supporting frame, a shock former rotatably mounted in the frame and open at one end, the Weight of the bundles deposited in the former acting by gravity to rotate the former to its discharging position, pivotally mounted spring pressed plates yieldably engaging the protruding ends of the grain bundles to retain the same Within the former during the move ment of the shock former to its discharge position, and means carried. by the former engaging the ground in the continued travel of the machine to rotate the former after the discharge of the shock and return the shock former to its brindle receiving position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

ELMER BUDINGER.

Witnesses:

G120. A. Hero, L. F. HENNING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

